Hello friends, and welcome back! We're kicking off another Double D Challenge today. Our theme is near and dear to my heart -- watercolor. Have a look at this beautiful inspiration board:
Since I do love to watercolor my first inclination was to stamp a pretty image and start painting. However, I also wanted to watercolor some of these Spellbinders flowers so I went that direction. Then I thought about all the watercolor backgrounds I have in my bag o' backgrounds and I rummaged around and came up with something very rich and summery and here we go -- watercolored Vintage Florals.
It felt a bit like cheating but, hey, it's watercolor. The green leaves are from another watercolor piece. It's good to find a use for those backgrounds because I'm mostly a designer paper kinda gal and they get left behind. Today I'm happy to be using both!
I embossed a piece of 49 and Market Vintage Artistry in Mango with Spellbinders Molded Frame 3D folder. It's very heavy paper so it worked out nicely. I sanded some of the raised edges to enhance the embossing. I cut a frame from another Mango piece -- maybe the flip side? -- and set it into the debossed area of the panel. The butterfly is cut from the Mango paper ephemera sheet.
That's the details, folks!
The team has their wonderful interpretations of watercolor to share with you on the Double D blog, and we'd love to see yours as well.
Thank you for visiting, and have a lovely spring day!
Stamps: None Paper: Arches 140 lb cold press watercolor, Cougar Natural card base, 49 and Market Vintage Artistry in Mango designer paper Ink: Forgotten Coloring: Smooshed watercolor Other: Spellbinders Vintage Florals, Spellbinders Molded Frame 3D embossing folder, MFT Die-namics Stitched Rectangle Frames, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
24 comments:
Love the card Leslie. I find it rare to see yellow and orange cards, but it’s so beautiful and warm. Love everything about it. Have a great day
Lets start with that frame. Gorgeous! I love the antique look and color and all of the details. Then adding the mango colored flowers are very summery. The detailed butterfly is spectacular in my book. You did a fantastic job on this card using watercolor in a different way.
As always, your project is OUTSTANDING and GORGEOUS! LOVE your watercolored background (what a perfect design to showcase your flowers). Speaking of your flowers, WOW they are amazing are your butterfly & sentiment. The perfect , beautiful Hello card!! Thanks for always inspiring me!!
It's a stunningly beautiful card and looks as though each piece was made for each other, those flowers, wowza, and the butterfly looks so real, it makes me yearn for my summer garden!!
Gorgeous colors! Loving all of those pretty layered frames--but those flowers--fab colors and those buds--oh how I love flower buds--such a promise! Really beautiful!
So much to love on this BEAUTIFUL card Leslie! Your "double" water colored frame is so pretty and your blooms look fabulous all nestled right in! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
Gorgeous! I love flowers and butterflies. You did an awesome job putting this layout together. So fun when it all comes together just they way you want it to.
Another amazing card from you, Leslie! Masterful in your use of gorgeous watercoloring and effects. I'm loving those pretty floral dies and your rich textures from the paper and the layered frames. That butterfly looks real! I hope to play with Double D. Watercolor is a great theme!
A favorite medium of mine, too, Leslie! I love your gorgeous oranges and bright vibrant yellows! What a wonderful way to use those fabulous papers as your 'backup singers!'
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Absolutely stunning design, Leslie! The colors and flowers are breathtaking. That 49 background paper is perfect. I love the different textured frames and the touch of black. Really there are so many beautiful details on this card....Overall amazing!
Its beautiful, sunny, warm and summery. Fabulous card Leslie.
Your background is gorgeous, Leslie! I love the watercolor and all the die cutting and texture! The flowers are beautiful! I'm always amazed at your mixture of papers and stamping! Beautiful!
I like the depth of the frames for your background and the flowers are incredibly pretty! This is wonderful, Leslie!
Gorgeous vintage-y card Leslie. Love the bright colours of summer and those awesome frames. xx
So beautiful, Leslie! I need to remember to watercolor die cuts!! I actually did a bit of watercolor yesterday. :-)
You did a gorgeous job of water coloring the flowers, they are so lovely and the layered framing is so cool too. The butterfly goes so well with your coloring too, beautifully done!
What a beautiful card! Love the colors. Thanks for sharing this.
Beautiful take on the challenge 🤩
This is juicy and delicious! Makes me think of citrus. I just love those cheery blooms. Beautifully done Leslie!! Happy Mother's Day to you.
Oh wow, you have used those watercolors perfectly. Those flowers are simply spectacular against the background. And the addition of the butterfly is the perfect final touch, you GENIUS, you!!!!
Smiling here - a beautifully creative way of featuring both geometry (in frames) and nature (in colors, critters, and flowers). Love this, my friend. hugs,de
I am not getting many notifications lately so having to go round checking. Absolutely fabulous water coloured card, love the beautiful flowers and all the layered frames.
Carol x
Stunning! - I would never have thought to water color dies cutes (great idea). Now I need to start trying to use the water color set I got for my birthday.
oh dear! I've been looking at this Molded Frame 3D folder! Now I know I NEED it! Die cutting watercolored paper is the best! I love this look Leslie! I need to be using my stash of it so I can make some more! I had so much fun following Jill Foster's wc video. I need to find some others for more variety!
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